Resources

  • ncadi.samhsa.gov
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information
  • www.alcoholscreening.org
    AlcoholScreening.org is a service of Join Together as part of its Demand Treatment! initiative. Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
  • Stay Smart, Don't Start: The Truth About
    Drugs and Alcohol
    CADCA, in partnership with the Newspaper in Education (NIE) Institute, PhRMA, and CHPA, has published a 16-page newspaper supplement to help educate parents and teens about what drugs and alcohol do to your brain and body. The Stay Smart, Don't Start: The Truth About Drugs and Alcohol supplement includes a special section on prescription and over-the-counter medicine abuse. This document is a 2,644k pdf and may take a short time to open.
  • Drug testing labs
    If you suspect your child is using an illegal
    substance, click on the signs and symptoms chart. Some drugs flush out of the system within hours; so you might
    need to act fast, click on Drug Retention chart. If you wish to get medical verification, click on the location list of drug testing labs. Disclaimer: Home drug screening kits are not always reliable and their use is discouraged by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
  • Ecstasy Drug Information
    The Royal Oak Community Coalition is alerting all teens and parents to this dangerous drug. Ecstasy is a drug being used by young adults at parties. While not all attendees use Ecstasy, the drug often makes the circuit of these parties and can set up dangerous circumstances that can affect everyone there. Ecstasy is colorless, tasteless, and odorless. Individuals who want to intoxicate or sedate others can add them unobtrusively to beverages. Read more...

  • www.drugabuse.gov
    The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
  • Your Child and the Law
    It is important that both parents and youth be aware of the consequences connected with violations of the law. This brochure, which was a cooperative effort by the Royal Oak Prevention Coalition and the Royal Oak Police Department, provides you with information regarding law violations that often bring young people into contact with the police and the court system. Check here for a printer friendly pdf version.
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[file] Drug Testing Centers.pdf32.91 KB
[file] mocktail_recipes.pdf278.27 KB

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